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10. Modem & Lan Upgrade
In my previous article about notebook features I have explained MDC (Mobile Audio/Modem Daughter Card) and MiniPCI cards. Those are standards for internal expansion ports. MDC is used for the internal 56k modem and MiniPCI is used for the internal 10/100Mb Ethernet Lan.
Both cards are under a metal shielding next to the SODIMM144 Socket and the CPU Socket.
After the removal of the metal shielding you can see at the top the modem and at the bottom the Lan card.
The MiniPCI card can be removed with 3 screws.
The cable at the top of the MiniPCI card is connected to the RJ11 Combo jack. Combo because the MDC modem card is sharing this port with the LAN. You cannot use LAN and Modem simultaneously.
Compared to this open-heart surgery the exchange of the HDD is a piece of cake.
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